St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-14
ENGLISH POLITICS.
The Tories Practically Under the
Thumb of the UniOnists.
By Cable to the Globe.

The Tories Practically Under the
Thumb of the Unionists.
By Cable to the Globe.
LONDON, Aug. 13.-There will be an
autumn of wild agitation in Ireland if
the National league is proclaimed. Not
only will the Nationalists endeavOr to
carry on the business of the league in
spite of its legal suppression, but they
will be assisted by large body of En-
gliSh members of parliament. If the
cabinet, at the meeting next week,
should decide to proclaim the National
league large contingent of opposition
members of parliament Will go to Ire
land and take up its case, and it is prob
able that some of the leading members
of the Liberal party
WILL GO ALSO.
If Mr.. BalfOur, the chief secretary for
Ireland, finds that he has to deal with a
constitutional movement headed by
English Liberals and Irish Home Rulers
there willsbe some likelihood of the
crimes act breaking to pieces in his
hands. The threat of number of lead
ing Radicals to join the National league
in case it is proclaimed has undoubtedly
been the cause of the heSitating policy
of the cabinet. Already three cabinet
councils have been held to consider the
prOclaiming of the league, and as yet no
decision has been reached. There is
wide disagreement between the Con-
ServativeS and Liberals as to the work
of the session of parliament. The Con-
SerVativeS count up the achievements of
the year on one hand and appear to be
nightly pleased with the result. The
Liberals. on the other hand, intend to
70 ~ x1rith fha hot hn
government cannot legiSlate. Before
the
HOUSE OF LORDS AMENDMENTS
to the Irish land bill reappear in the
house of commons the government will
have restored the bill very near to the
form in which it passed the commons.
After the debate in the house of COM
mons last night Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Bal
four held a conference with Lord Hart
ingtOn and Mr.. Chamberlain, and both
of the last named gentlemen advised
the withdrawal of the lords amend
ment readjuSting rents on the basis of
the value of the product of the land, to
which suggestion the government lead
erS acceded, Another amendment
which the Parnellite members deem
next in Importance to the one mentioned
is that adopted by the house of lords
DlONIolOu ny luC
house of commons to include in any
town parks or lands of higher value
than they would have for agricultural
purposes, owing to their proximity to
towns. The diSSidentS' consent to the
lords cancelling this provision and
moulding the measure under the COM
mand of the UniOniStS increases the dis
gust of the older Tories with the Union
iSt alliance and many of them are In
clined to kick over the traces. Lord
Salisbury is doing all in his power to
mitigate the irritation of his colleagues
by sympathetic avowalt that he himself
diSlikes the bill, but declaring at the
same time that it is
THE ONLY MEASURE
that, in view of all the circumstances,
has any chance of success. In addition
the OutSpOken objections of some of the
ultra Tories in the house of lords, and
private remOnStranceS are increasingly
poured in upon the ministry against the
submission of the Conservative party to
a series of indignitieS, and to these pro-
tests uniform response is returned. To
all of these indignant communications
answer is given that there is no alterna-
tive to the submission complained of but
dissolution, with general election on
the issues embodied in the land bill,
which would deprive the government of
the vote of the Ulster LoyaliStS. Al
though the Tory jealousy of the diSSi-
dents influence increases, Lord Sails
bury adheres to his policy of cementlng
the COnServative-Unionis alliance dur
ing the coming recess. Mr.. GoSchen in
tends to hold an early conference with
Lord Harrington and Mr.. Chamberlain
on the subject of the security of his seat
for Hawkhurst, and when Lord Sails
bury returns from his French seat, Cha
let Cecil, near Eppe, Mr.. Chamberlain,
Lord Harrington and Mr.. GoSchen are
to visit Hatfield house, where
A PROGRAMME
for the coming session of parliament
will be drafted and discussed. Then it
will be seen that Lord Harrington is be-
coming more and more minister and
dictator, though without Office. 1t is
now well known that he has written to
Lord Salisbury that he will undertake
the responsibilities Of Office whenever
Lord Salisbury finds position for him,
but he demands the ministry shall be
reconstructed and the Hatfield pro-
gramme formulated and agreed to be-
forehand. The programme as proposed
by Lord Hartington-and there is no
doubt his plans will be adOpted-in-
cludes proposals for English and Scotch
ocal governments, bill providing for
the government of Ireland and an Irish
land purchase bill. These bills may be
promised, however, but it IS altogether
likely without any intention of produc-
ing them. The ministry believes that
the country will appreciate period of
Quiescence and freedom from Irish leg
islation and will be in no haste to re-
open questions which have agitated the
present session, except under the press
ure of a clamor they do not expect. The
government continues to resist power
full Tory pressure to proclaim the Ma
tional league and the dissident influence
has also demanded this question. To
PROCLAIM THE LEAGUE
while Ireland is pacific would work a
grave sort of injury TO the government
In the present temper of the English
electorate and the government on this
%hn idno m tho locf